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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. Delaware Transit Corporation. Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1 Of that, $26.5

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Delaware Transit Corporation. Broward County.

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Recharge IT

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As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans for a $10 million request for proposals (RFP) to fund development, adoption and commercialization of plug-ins , fully electric cars and related vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. In addition, Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Of the lead recipients, 43% are small businesses, 35% are educational institutions, and 19% are large corporations. Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932).

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Of the lead recipients, 24% are small businesses, 57% are educational institutions, 11% are national labs, and 8% are large corporations. of Delaware). from solar PV) to convert carbon dioxide into liquid alcohol fuels. Sion Power Corporation. Electrofuels.

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

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For example, utilities in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Massachusetts are planning projects of about US$25 million each. In Asheville and Greensboro, North Carolina, they have provided grants for electric bus charging. Origin is cross-promoting its solar energy system with Hyundai. Powering the Future.